Popsicles

The crunchy chocolate shell is a trademark of Unilever's Magnum ice creams. It is caused by the rapid and even freezing of the chocolate sauce. The cold here required is reached thanks to cryogenic liquid nitrogen.

PV flooring

Recycling is both a cost effective and an environmentally friendly way to get rid of old Polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It involves cold grinding: cryogenic nitrogen is used to turn the plastic residues into a fine powder, which is then re-used to produce new PVC-flooring.

Fresh salad

Sandwich

Under the name ofconvenience food, there are more and more smallmeals,such asgourmetsandwiches.On the transportits freshnessis preserved byrefrigerated containers, which work with acryogenicdry icefilling.

Upholstered furniture

Soft drinks

Fact that drinks such as the famous Cola are on everyone's lips is, not least at the enjoyable tingling on the tongue. Responsible for this is carbon dioxide (CO2), which also extends the shelf life of the beverage.

UV-Lamp

Exposure to UV radiation is most of the time associated with the sun, either natural or artificial sunlight. And let’s be honest, we have all experienced a painful sunburn. Used against bacteria, this ability to kill living cells turns out to be a valuable tool. For instance, UVC lights are used in the food industry or hospitals for disinfection. Gases like neon or argon are an indispensable part of the production process of such lights.

Glasses

Whether drinking glasses, flower vases or wine carafes – containers made of glass are found everywhere around us. Their quality is due in part to oxygen, which optimises glass production and at the same time helps achieve cost savings.

Meteorology

Just click on the individual pictures to find a short text explaining the role played by gases with regard to the selected objects.Clicking on the link “Find out more” takes you to an in-depth article concerning the product chosen.